Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Cottrell CX-5307

5E0AU1744LG374601 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under6
20 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 9
First seenAug 23, 2024
OR
Last seenApr 3, 2026
VA
Inspected under 6 different carriers in 20 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5E0AU1744LG374601
Make
Cottrell
Model
CX-5307
Model year
2020
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
Decode evidence & sources

Deterministic structure

These fields come directly from VIN positions and the published checksum calculation, with zero store IO.

World manufacturer identifier
5E0

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
AU174

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
374601

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
COTTRELL

Prefix basis · 534 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
CX-5307

Prefix basis · 534 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Not established

No sourced model-line label is established.

No source established for this field.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

Federal observation (NHTSA vPIC)

What the federal corpus observed directly for this exact VIN — independent of, and sometimes more specific than, the prefix-level inference above.

Observed model year
2020

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
COTTRELL

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
CX-5307

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Trailer

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRAILER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 23, 2024 – Apr 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 3, 2026VAII · Walk-around5KDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLC 45181721039820ST/IL
Feb 5, 2026TNII · Walk-around1OOSMTMFO LLC 45017981039820ST/IL
Jan 14, 2026WAIII · Driver-only2MTMFO LLC 45017981039820ST/IL
Nov 23, 2025INIII · Driver-only0CENTRAL TRANSIT SERVICES LLC 44417841039820ST/IL
Nov 8, 2025WAIII · Driver-only1OOSRND SAFE CARGO INC 4189435665AC475/IL
Oct 30, 2025KSII · Walk-around2OOSRND SAFE CARGO INC 4189435665AC475/IL
Jan 17, 2025UTIII · Driver-only1NFS TRUCKING INC 4193878706424ST/IL
Sep 26, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0FEDERAL TRANSPORT SOLUTION INC 3121004706424ST/IL
Aug 23, 2024ORII · Walk-around2FEDERAL TRANSPORT SOLUTION INC 3121004706424ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

6 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLC4518172Apr 3, 2026Apr 3, 20261IL
MTMFO LLC4501798Jan 14, 2026Feb 5, 20262IL
CENTRAL TRANSIT SERVICES LLC4441784Nov 23, 2025Nov 23, 20251IL
RND SAFE CARGO INC4189435Oct 30, 2025Nov 8, 20252IL
NFS TRUCKING INC4193878Jan 17, 2025Jan 17, 20251IL
FEDERAL TRANSPORT SOLUTION INC3121004Aug 23, 2024Sep 26, 20242IL
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
1039820STILKDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLCApr 3, 2026Apr 3, 20261
1039820STILMTMFO LLCJan 14, 2026Feb 5, 20262
1039820STILCENTRAL TRANSIT SERVICES LLCNov 23, 2025Nov 23, 20251
665AC475ILRND SAFE CARGO INCOct 30, 2025Nov 8, 20252
706424STILNFS TRUCKING INCJan 17, 2025Jan 17, 20251
706424STILFEDERAL TRANSPORT SOLUTION INCAug 23, 2024Sep 26, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026